May 1/01 11:14 am - Circuit des Mines, Manitoba

It was another good day for the Navigators Cycling Team in the Circuit des Mines stage race, which began last Thursday in France. The team has earned 4 podiums after 5-days of racing.

Stage 6 saw the Navigators team improve their position in the overall classification as Chris Baldwin moved up to 4th place on overall G.C. in a tie with Jean-Michel Tessier (French Track Team). The 2 riders are 1:43 in back of the overall race leader Chris Newton (British National). Baldwin was in 11th place coming into the stage and climbed to a 4th place stage finish as well, 9-seconds behind stage winner Daniel Schnider (Francaise des Jeux). Today's difficult 141Km stage featured several climbs and finished with a shattered field on the final climb to Chateau de Malbrouck. In addition to Chris's great ride into 4th place, Navigators' Mark Walters was also named the Most Aggressive Rider.

The second race of the Naya Cup provincial series is this Sunday, May 5, for all categories, located at Thunder Hill 30 minutes from Swan River on the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border. The address for info, entry forms, and posters is svrss.svsd35.mb.ca/racesite/race-info.html

It's a great course, host of provincial championships last year, lots of singletrack and technical sections.